AVP, Strategic Sourcing

LPL Financial•Fort Mill, SC

About The Position

The AVP, Strategic Sourcing will program manage and partner with third-party spend optimization and procurement governance initiatives, focusing on contract negotiation, integration, and spend tracking. This individual contributor role emphasizes project management, operational execution, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver measurable savings and support LPL’s sourcing objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
5-7+ years of sourcing, procurement, or vendor management experience
Experience with Project Management
Exceptional relationship-building and collaboration skills across all organizational levels.
Strong negotiation and consensus-building abilities to achieve win-win outcomes.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results under pressure.
Creative problem-solving and facilitation skills for complex business challenges.
High ethical standards, professionalism, and resilience in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

Program manage third‑party spend optimization workstreams (contract negotiation, integration, disposition, and vendor rationalization), with clear timelines, deliverables, and RAID tracking.
Coordinate governance across Finance, Legal, Risk (TPRM), and Business Units to ensure policy compliance and clean documentation.
Run day‑to‑day execution: schedules, status, dependencies, issue/risk management, and stakeholder cadence.
Build and maintain basic reporting for savings realization and initiative status.
Prepare concise, executive‑ready updates for leadership forums and governance committees (content owned by VP; AVP assembles and quality‑controls).
Support RFx events as needed, ensuring alignment to policy and risk standards.
Keep the authoritative source of truth for contracts in scope (attributes, renewal dates, termination clauses, spend).